Kiser Mine, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 10' 5'' North , 83° 27' 21'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.16806,-83.45583 |
| GeoHash: | G#: dnk8hfjkf |
| Locality type: | Mine |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J.C. & OTHERS, 1946, NC GEOL SURVEY BULL 49, PP. 38-4
Deposit:: & PLATE 2.
Deposit:: PROPERTY WAS OWNED BY J. BURN KISER AS OF 1946.
Commodities (Major) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| ⓘ 'commodity:Mica' Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Muscovite' | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Neoproterozoic - Mesoproterozoic 541 - 1600 Ma ID: 2722732 | Coweeta Group; Biotite Gneiss Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Coweeta Group Description: Migmatitic; interlayered and gradational with biotite-garnet gneiss and amphibolite; locally abundant quartz and alumino-silicates. Stratigraphic position uncertain. Comments: Original map source: The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998 (updated 2007), Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000) Lithology: Major:{biotite gneiss,amphibolite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 3186696 | Mesoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Comments: Blue Ridge Lithology: Paragneiss; paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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